DoDEA Europe: SY 2025-2026 Regional Calendar
Standard DoDEA Europe School Calendar
Note: Calendar based on 190 day teacher workdays including:
5 Teacher Orientation/Pre-service/Professional Learning Days
4 Professional Learning Days
4 Teacher Work Days
2 District Continuous School Improvement Days (+1 for districts going through accreditation)
Reporting date for non-administrative educator personnel
| Monday, August 11, 2025 |
Reporting date for non-administrative educator personnel for professional learning, orientation and classroom preparation (11-15 August) |
School Year 2025-2026 (175 Instructional Days and 190 Teacher Work Days)
| First Semester | (88 Instructional Days) |
| Monday, August 18, 2025 | First Day of School |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | Labor Day: Federal Holiday |
| Friday, October 10, 2025 | School Holiday |
| Monday, October 13, 2025 | Columbus Day: Federal Holiday |
| Thursday, October 23, 2025 | End of First Quarter (44 Instructional Days) |
| Friday, October 24, 2025 | No School for Students - Teacher Work Day |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Veterans Day: Federal Holiday |
| Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | School Holiday |
| Thursday, November 27, 2025 | Thanksgiving Day: Federal Holiday |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | School Holiday |
| Monday, December 22, 2025 | Begin Winter Recess (22 December – 2 January) |
| Thursday, December 25, 2025 | Christmas: Federal Holiday |
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| Thursday, January 1, 2026 | New Year’s Day: Federal Holiday |
| Thursday, January 15, 2026 | End of Second Quarter and First Semester (44 Instructional Days) |
| Friday, January 16, 2026 | No School for Students – Teacher Work Day |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King Day: Federal Holiday |
| Second Semester | (87 Instructional Days) |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | Begin Second semester and Third Quarter |
| Friday, February 13, 2026 | School Holiday |
| Monday, February 16, 2026 | Presidents’ Day: Federal Holiday |
| Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | End of Third Quarter (43 Instructional Days) |
| Thursday, March 26, 2026 | No School for Students – Teacher Work Day |
| Friday, March 27, 2026 | Begin Spring Recess (27 March – 3 April) |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 | School Holiday |
| Monday, May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day: Federal Holiday |
| Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester (44 Instructional Days) |
| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | No School for Students – Teacher Work Day |
